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Nueva Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2071^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Nueva Continuation High is a very small public high school in Lamont, California, serving about 79 students in grades 9-12 within the Kern High district, designed specifically to help students who have struggled in traditional school settings earn their diplomas.

This school excels at its core mission: getting students to graduate. With a 97.4% graduation rate, it significantly outperforms the district and state averages, as well as nearby comprehensive high schools like Ridgeview High and South High, and other continuation schools such as Vista Continuation High. It also has a 0% dropout rate and has dramatically reduced chronic student absences to just 4.3%, a rate lower than all surrounding schools. This success is supported by a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9-to-1 and higher per-student spending, allowing for more individualized attention.

However, standardized test scores in subjects like math and English are very low, creating a complex picture where the school is exceptionally effective at helping students stay in school and graduate but not at bringing them to grade-level academic proficiency. This contrast is important for parents to understand, as it highlights the school's strength in providing supportive pathways to a diploma for at-risk youth, while also indicating that graduates may need additional support to be ready for college or careers.

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,494

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8600 Palm Ave.
Lamont, CA 93241-2212

(661) 845-1532

District: Kern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

2.5%

Not Specified:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,071^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

984^th of 1,543Kern High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2071 of 2162	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1924 of 2159	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1960 of 2170	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2096 of 2123	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2006 of 2133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2009 of 2017	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1955 of 2021	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1934 of 2039	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1851 of 1994	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1779 of 2426	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	1786 of 2354	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1817 of 2367	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	2015 of 2281	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1367 of 2238	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.3	1531 of 2117	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1622 of 2063	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1525 of 1968	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	1479 of 1901	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1508 of 1653	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	901 of 1085	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	701 of 1064	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	944 of 1044	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	918 of 938	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1817 of 1906	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1723 of 1915	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1854 of 1915	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1849 of 1858	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1771 of 1833	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1828 of 1900	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1665 of 1902	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1736 of 1917	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1842 of 1861	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1734 of 1814	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1736 of 1742	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1941 of 2013	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1773 of 2026	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1808 of 2030	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1918 of 1943	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1815 of 1937	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1852 of 1862	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1877 of 1942	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1744 of 1948	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1681 of 1963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1892 of 1916	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1775 of 1880	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1817 of 1834	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nueva Continuation High	Public	9-12	8600 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1532	79	8	9.9	97.5%	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2071^st of 2162 public high schools	4.2%		12.4	1924^th of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	147											0.0	0.0	9.3	9.3	0.0	0.0	$32,494	$1,734	$30,760
Arvin High	Public	9-12	900 Varsity Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-5561	2,653	103	25.8	96.5%	31 (1.2%)	10 (0.4%)	2,569 (96.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (1.4%)	42.5	1196^th of 2162 public high schools	44.7%		39.6	1247^th of 2159 public high schools	42.2%	51	21.5	21.5	13.9	13.9	22.8	22.8	8.9	8.9	81.0	23.5	0.0	23.0	55.2	55.2	11.0	11.0	$18,503	$1,975	$16,528
Del Oro High	Public	9-12	1750 East Panama Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1750	1,927	77	25.1	96.3%	35 (1.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1,750 (90.8%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	26	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		30.7	1474^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	95										13.8	2.9	13.0	38.3	38.3	7.6	7.6	$18,193	$2,002	$16,191
Mira Monte High	Public	9-12	1800 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1800	2,048	85	24.1	94.7%	59 (2.9%)	69 (3.4%)	1,860 (90.8%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (1.9%)	22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%		23.4	1620^th of 2159 public high schools	25.0%	14										13.2		13.2	32.8	32.8	6.5	6.5	$19,887	$2,155	$17,732
Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	801 Hosking Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-0800	2,228	96	23.2	90.8%	62 (2.8%)	99 (4.4%)	1,968 (88.3%)	48 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (2.1%)	47.9	1074^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		57	836^th of 2159 public high schools	61.3%	238	21.3	21.3	26.2	26.2	14.8	14.8	9.8	9.8	75.4	20.9	0.0	20.1	56.0	56.0	21.1	21.1	$17,078	$1,708	$15,370
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Public	9-12	3700 East Belle Terrace	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-3700	241	17	14.5	98.3%	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%		11.3	1986^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	57											0.0	0.0	3.3	3.3	2.3	2.3	$27,718	$2,638	$25,080
Kern High Regional Occupational Center	Public	9-12	501 South Mt. Vernon Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 831-3327	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Foothill High	Public	9-12	501 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4491	2,043	85	24.0	87.8%	114 (5.6%)	50 (2.4%)	1,835 (89.8%)	10 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		32.7	1431^st of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	115	31.3	31.3	18.8	18.8	25.0	25.0	21.9	21.9	68.8	18.6	6.7	18.2	44.5	44.5	17.5	17.5	$18,300	$2,092	$16,208
South High	Public	9-12	1101 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3680	2,107	87	24.3	96.8%	86 (4.1%)	169 (8.0%)	1,769 (84.0%)	19 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.5%)	46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		49.1	1023^rd of 2159 public high schools	52.6%	86										18.8	45.8	23.5	53.6	53.6	16.7	16.7	$18,036	$2,111	$15,925
Ridgeview High	Public	9-12	8501 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3100	2,575	96	26.9	71.8%	179 (7.0%)	122 (4.7%)	1,831 (71.1%)	207 (8.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	221 (8.6%)	49.3	1055^th of 2162 public high schools	51.2%		57	833^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.4%	222										23.1	25.1	24.0	53.0	53.0	16.6	16.6	$16,357	$1,854	$14,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Nueva Continuation High

How many students attend Nueva Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Nueva Continuation High.

Is Nueva Continuation High a good school?

Nueva Continuation High ranks in the bottom 4.2% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Nueva Continuation High?

Students at Nueva Continuation High are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Nueva Continuation High in?

Kern High

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